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Quantum Error Mitigation vs. Quantum Error Correction: Post-Processing Today, Redundancy Tomorrow
Quantum Error Mitigation (QEM) uses classical post-processing to filter noise from quantum computations on current hardware, while Quantum Error Correction (QEC) employs redundant qubit encoding for real-time error detection and correction, a goal for future fault-tolerant machines.
Marcus Cole·November 8, 2026